The Importance of Being Earnest BROADWAY REVIEWS

NY TIMES

TM

HR

NY DAILY NEWS

AP

Opening Night:

January 13, 2011

Closing:

June 26, 2011

Theater: 37 Arts Theatre / 450 West 37th Street, New York, NY, 10018

Synopsis:

The Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Dashing men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue fair ladies Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are complicated by the imaginary characters invented by both men to cover their on-the-sly activities - not to mention the disapproval of Gwendolen's mother, the formidable Lady Bracknell. Brian Bedford directs and stars as Lady Bracknell.

NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW OF The Importance of Being Earnest

CHARLES ISHERWOOD

January 14, 2011: Within seconds of sweeping onstage, and with a wordless gesture as funny as it is subtle, the great actor Brian Bedford proves beyond question that gender is of no importance whatsoever in portraying the imposing Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s greatest comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest.”

THEATERMANIA REVIEW OF The Importance of Being Earnest

January 14, 2011: Oscar Wilde's 1895 comedy The Importance of Being Earnest, now being revived by the Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre, is a perfect piece of writing -- a verbal playground you wouldn't want to add a single word to or subtract a single word from. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean it can't be compromised by a less-than-perfect production. Luckily, this new Broadway mounting, directed by and starring Brian Bedford, is as nearly perfect as it gets.

OFF-BROADWAY / OTHER

DidHeLikeIt.com is your official guide and translator for all the Broadway theatre reviews by Ben Brantley, the chief theatre critic for the New York Times. At DidHeLikeIt.com you can find out if He liked a show or not with a quick glance of the Ben-o-meter! We also use the Ben-o-meter for all of the other prominent publications such as New York Daily News,Newsday, USA Today, Variety, and more!

And now with the new Did He Like It App we'll send you push notifications every time a new Broadway review comes out. Never be out of the loop again! To download the Did He Like It App, click here.